Look up Moor or moor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moor or Moors may refer to: Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic...
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The term Moor is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim populations of the Maghreb, al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula), Sicily...
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The Moor may refer to: Personification of the Moors, in their collective role as a medieval political force The Moor, the core street of The Moor Quarter...
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Othello (redirect from The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)
Othello (/ɒˈθɛloʊ/; full title: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and...
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anchor buoys, and mooring buoys. A ship is secured to a mooring to forestall free movement of the ship on the water. An anchor mooring fixes a vessel's...
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The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October...
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Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley Football Club since 1883. This unbroken...
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The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley...
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De Moor is a Dutch surname. It literally means "the Moor" and probably referred to the harbour master profession (to "moor" a boat). It may have also...
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"On Ilkla Mooar Baht 'at" (Standard English: On Ilkley Moor without a hat) is a folk song from Yorkshire, England. It is sung in the Yorkshire dialect...
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Moorland (redirect from Peat Moors)
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes...
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Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m (1,319 ft) above...
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Saddleworth Moor is a moorland in North West England. Reaching more than 1,312 feet (400 m) above sea level, it is in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District...
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Black Moor may refer to: Black Moor (musical group), a heavy metal band Black Moor (Rhön), a wetland habitat in Germany Black Telescope goldfish, known...
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The moor frog (Rana arvalis) is a slim, reddish-brown, semiaquatic amphibian native to Europe and Asia. Moor frogs are known for their ability to freeze...
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Widecombe in the Moor (/ˌwɪdɪkəm ... ˈmʊər/) is a village and large civil parish in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Its church is known as the...
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Carel de Moor (25 February 1655 – 16 February 1738) was a Dutch Golden Age etcher and painter. He was a pupil of Gerard Dou. Carel de Moor was born in...
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Sri Lankan Moors (Tamil: இலங்கைச் சோனகர், romanized: Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; Arwi: اَیلَࢳَیچْ چٗونَكَرْ; Sinhala: ලංකා යෝනක, romanized: Lanka Yonaka; formerly...
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D. Moor (Russian: Д. Моор) was the professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov (Russian: Дмитрий Стахиевич Орлов; 3 November 1883 in Novocherkassk –...
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Low Moor may refer to: Low Moor, Bradford, England Low Moor railway station Low Moor Ironworks Low Moor Explosion Low Moor F.C., football club from Clitheroe...
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from north): Ilkley Moor, Burley Moor, Hawksworth Moor, Baildon Moor, Bingley Moor, Morton Moor, and Addingham High Moor. There are over 400 examples of...
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Bodmin Moor (Cornish Standard Written Form: Goon Brenn) is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 208 square kilometres...
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White Moor may refer to: Beidane, an Arabic term for light-skinned people in Mauritania Harap Alb, a Romanian-language fairy tale Black Moor (disambiguation)...
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Andy Moor may refer to: Andy Moor (guitarist) (born 1962), guitarist of the Ex Andy Moor (producer) (born 1980), producer and DJ Andrew Moore (disambiguation)...
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Telescope (goldfish) (redirect from Panda moor)
trait was referred to as dragon eyes. Variants are called the Black Moor, Panda Moor, and Celestial Eye. Except for its enlarged projecting eyes, the demekin...
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Rannoch Moor (/ˈrænəx/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Mòinteach Rai(th)neach) is an expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km2) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch...
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Holme Moor & Clean Moor (grid reference ST095260) is a 10.8 hectare (26.7 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wiveliscombe in...
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The Moor Quarter is one of Sheffield's twelve designated quarters, built around and named for The Moor, a pedestrianised thoroughfare. It is bound by Furnival...
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Peter Joseph Moor (born 2 February 1991) is an International cricketer. Born in Zimbabwe but an Irish citizen based on his Irish family, he has played...
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Großes Moor (German for "Great Bog" or "Great Moor") may refer to: Bogs or moorland areas in Germany Großes Moor (near Becklingen), a nature reserve near...
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